Fatehgarh Sahib district is one of the twenty-three districts of the state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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, with its headquarters in the town of

Fatehgarh Sahib Fatehgarh Sahib is a city and a sacred pilgrimage site of Sikhism in the north west Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Fatehgarh Sahib district, located about north of Sirhind. Fatehgarh Sahib is named after Fateh Singh, the 7-y ...

. The district came into existence on 13April 1992, Baisakhi Day and derives its name from

Sahibzada Fateh Singh Sahib or Saheb (; ) is an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran. The title is still applied to the caliph by Sunni Muslims. As a loanword, ''Sahib'' has passed into several langua ...

, the youngest son of 10th

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sing ...

, who along with his brother was bricked-up alive on the orders of Suba Sirhind, Wazir Khan in 1704, and which is now the site of the ' Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib'. As of 2011, it is the second least populous district of Punjab (out of 22), after

Barnala Barnala is a city in the state of Punjab of India. Barnala city serves as the headquarters of the Barnala district which was formed in 2006. Prior to formation of Barnala district, this city was located in Sangrur district. It is situated ne ...

Important cities and towns

Amloh Amloh is a city, sub-district and municipal council in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located near the industrial town of Mandi Gobindgarh Mandi Gobindgarh is a town and municipal committee in Fatehgarh Sahib ...

Bassi Pathana Bassi Pathana is a historical city and a municipal council in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the state of Punjab, India. Bassi Pathana is the founder of First Sewing Machine and its hole sole parts Manufacture. In the year 1920, this city created a ...

Khamanon Khamanon is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab. Geography Khamanon is located at . It has an average elevation of 254 metres (833 feet). Demographics India census A census is the ...

* Mandi Gobindgarh * Sirhind-Fategarh *

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Fatehgarh Sahib district has a

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of 600,163. This gives it a ranking of 525th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its population growth over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.39%. Fatehgarh Sahib has a

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of 871 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 80.3%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.07% of the population. At the time of the 2011 census, 89.92% of the population spoke

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

and 9.15%

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as their first language.

Politics

Notable individuals

Giani Ditt Singh Giani Ditt Singh (21 April 1853–1901) was a historian, scholar, poet, editor and an eminent Singh Sabha reformer. Singh wrote over 70 books on Sikhism, the most famous of which is '' Khalsa Akhbar''. His ''Dayanand naal mera Samvaad'' and ' ...

scholar A scholar is a person who pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researche ...

, poet, editor and eminent Singh Sabha reformer. *

Tarsem Jassar Tarsem Jassar is a Punjabi singer, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi films and music. He is well known for his work in films ''Rabb Da Radio'' and ''Rabb Da Radio 2 ''Rabb Da Radio 2'' () is a 2019 Indian-Punjabi Family-Drama fi ...

(Songwriter, Singer, Actor). *

Dilpreet Dhillon Dilpreet Dhillon, is an Indian singer and actor associated with the Punjabi music and Punjabi film industry. He started his career as a singer, and later debuted as an actor with the Once Upon A Time In Amritsar. Early life Dhillon was born on 2 ...

(Singer, Actor) *

Narinder Batth Narinder Batth is an Indian lyricist of Punjabi music. His first hit was Jassi Gill's single "Lancer" in 2013. Background Batth was born in a small village, Batthan Kalan, Punjab, India. His father was a farmer and Batth also started farming a ...

(Lyricist) * Kulbir Jhinjer (Singer) *

Babbu Maan Tejinder Singh "Babbu" Maan (born 29 March 1975) is an Indian singer-songwriter, music director, actor and film producer. Most of his artistic work focuses on Punjabi music and films. He is recognised as being among the biggest artists in Punj ...

(Singer)

References

External links

Official website

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